Announcing The 2026 Hackaday Retrocomputing Challenge

What is it about retrocomputing? For some people, it’s nostalgia. For others, it’s the appeal of simplicity. For still others, it’s the chance to save old machines from the graveyard. …read more

Procrastineers Rejoice! 2026 Supercon Call For Participation Extended

A few weeks ago, we put out the call for participation for this year’s 2026 Hackaday Supercon, taking place in Pasadena, CA this November. Today was going to be the …read more

Getting Back Into Resin Printing: First Results

When we last left off, I had just set up a new SLA resin printer and was on the verge of doing the initial round of printing to see just …read more

PC-1: The 1954 Computer With No Tubes, Relays, Or Transistors

However you make a digital computer, you need something to represent a binary digit. Usually this is some form of switch: a relay, a tube, or a transistor, although there …read more

Linux Fu: Heads Or Tails For VPN

If you’ve done much networking, you surely know the frustration of trying to connect to something, say a Raspberry Pi, that lives behind your consumer router. There are a number …read more

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Reading Isn’t Rocket Science… But In This Case…

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By Al Williams | August 20, 2026

While Hackaday’s bread and butter is, of course, hacks, we sometimes cover things that most of us are interested in that are probably out of reach for the typical hacker. …read more
Quick Share Implemented On A Kindle

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By Zoe Skyforest | August 19, 2026

Quick Share is a useful tool for flipping files between Android smart phones in a fuss-free wireless manner. [unrealJune] has now implemented the feature on Kindle devices. You’ll need a …read more
NASA Tests Featherweight Radar Antenna For SkyFall Mars Helicopters

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By Maya Posch | August 19, 2026

After the little Mars helicopter Ingenuity blew everyone away with its performance, it was clear that a future Mars mission should involve more helicopters like it, with even more capabilities. …read more
HYDR8 Will Lead You To Water, But Will You Drink?

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By Kristina Panos | August 19, 2026

[Ayushmaan] states up front that most of his free time is spent “building things that probably didn’t need to exist”. Well, this one might be an anomaly, because it seems …read more
Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic In Check

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By Tom Nardi | August 19, 2026

Your desk or bench is a work area, so why not make it look the part? That’s the idea behind the miniature blinking traffic barrels that [Glen Akins] recently put …read more
Historical Hack: Henri Griffard’s Steam Injectors

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By Tyler August | August 19, 2026

Here’s a historical hack for you: you have a big, rolling pressurized kettle, also known as a steam locomotive. It needs water to make up for the steam constantly chuff-chuff-chuffing …read more
Smarting Up A Doorbell With Zigbee

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By Zoe Skyforest | August 19, 2026

Once upon a time a doorbell was little more than a button, a transformer, and a bell tucked somewhere around the house. These days, they get a little bit fancier. …read more

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